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American maker of professional Form series SLA and Fuse series SLS 3D printers.

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  • Deployment Any, Cloud Based
  • Starting price $2,625
  • Free trial Not offered
  • Best for SMEs, Agencies, Enterprises

What is Formlabs?

Formlabs is an American 3D printer manufacturer headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, founded in 2011. The Form series uses stereolithography (SLA) with Low Force Display technology for fast, precise resin printing, led by the Form 4 and larger format Form 4L, plus biocompatible Form 4B and Form 4BL models for dental and medical work. The Fuse series uses selective laser sintering (SLS) to print nylon powders into functional, support-free parts.

Formlabs printers use PreForm, a free slicer for layout, orientation, and support generation, and connect to Dashboard, a free cloud based tool for remote monitoring, fleet management, and notifications, backed by a documented web API. Formlabs offers more than 40 materials, including engineering, dental, and biocompatible resins. Pricing is one-time hardware purchase, starting around $2,600 for the Form 4 and reaching well past $80,000 for the industrial Fuse X1.

Key Features of Formlabs

Formlabs lists 9 documented features, including Low Force Display (LFD) stereolithography with 50 micron pixel size for fine detail, Plus or minus 0.15 percent XY dimensional tolerance and a 98.7 percent independently tested print success rate and Most prints finish in under 2 hours on the Form 4 series. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Low Force Display (LFD) stereolithography with 50 micron pixel size for fine detail
  • Plus or minus 0.15 percent XY dimensional tolerance and a 98.7 percent independently tested print success rate
  • Most prints finish in under 2 hours on the Form 4 series
  • 40-plus material resin library, including biocompatible, dental, engineering, and castable resins
  • Fuse Series SLS printers for support-free nylon powder production parts
  • Free PreForm slicer with automatic layout, orientation, and support generation
  • Cloud based Dashboard for free remote fleet monitoring and notifications
  • Documented Web API and Local API for ERP/MES integration
  • Form Wash and Form Cure automated post-processing systems

Formlabs Pricing

Formlabs lists 5 plans, from $2,625 to $84,999.

Form 4

$2,625

20.0 x 12.5 x 21.0 cm build volume

Desktop SLA printer for fast prototyping (Basic Package)

Form 4L

$7,125

35.3 x 19.6 x 35.0 cm build volume

Large-format SLA printer for bigger parts or batches (Basic Package)

Form 4B

$7,699

20.0 x 12.5 x 21.0 cm build volume

Biocompatible SLA printer for dental and medical applications

Fuse 1+ 30W

$24,999

165 x 165 x 300 mm build volume

Industrial SLS printer for nylon powder production parts

Fuse X1

$84,999

330 x 330 x 565 mm build volume

Large-format production SLS printer

Formlabs Specifications

Formlabs is available on web app, Windows and macOS. It offers an API.

Deployment
  • Any
  • Cloud Based
Billing cycle
Onetime
Desktop
  • Web App
  • Windows
  • macOS
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • SMEs
  • Agencies
  • Enterprises
Support
  • Email
  • Phone
  • Training
  • Tickets
Integrations
PreForm free slicer (Windows/macOS), Dashboard web-based fleet management, documented Web API and Local API, STL/OBJ file import, Form Wash and Form Cure post-processing integration
Public API
Yes
Free trial
No
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
Yes
Website
formlabs.com

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Formlabs FAQs

The Form 4L is a large-format version of the Form 4 with roughly 4 times the build volume, for bigger parts or higher batch counts.

Yes, PreForm is a free print preparation and slicing tool, though it only works with Formlabs printers.

Yes, the Fuse Series (Fuse 1+ 30W and Fuse X1) uses selective laser sintering to print nylon powder parts.

Formlabs is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was founded in 2011.

Yes, the free Dashboard tool provides remote print monitoring, notifications, and fleet reporting.

Formlabs offers more than 40 resins for the Form 4 family, including standard, tough, biocompatible, dental, castable, and flexible materials.